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Protecting Health Behind the Scenes During the Papal Visit
This post originally ran on the ASPR Blog. For more information from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and...
Nov 06, 2015 | Mary Hodges
NACCHO Interviews a Local Health Department Disease Intervention Specialist to...
October 2, 2015 is National Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Recognition Day, a day that is celebrated annually on the first...
Oct 02, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
NACCHO Annual 2015 Preview: Wellness Coalition Partners with Pediatric Care...
By Lindsay Tiffany, Communications Specialist, NACCHO The following post is part of a series of interviews with local health...
Jun 30, 2015 | NacchoVoice
How Local Health Departments Utilize PHEP Funding When Preparing For and Responding...
Since 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) grant has provided...
Jun 24, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
Working with Local Health Departments to Support PrEP for HIV Prevention
By Gretchen Weiss, MPH, Senior Program Analyst and Alyssa Kitlas, Program Analyst Yesterday was World AIDS Day, a day to remember...
Dec 02, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Community Food Security: The Baltimore City Model
Central to the holiday of Thanksgiving is the celebration of food. The holiday’s focus on food reminds us of its absence and draws our...
Nov 25, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Medical Surge: Promising Practices Using Immediate Bed Availability in Rural...
Natural disasters, pandemics, and terrorist attacks have the potential to impact hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of...
Nov 20, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon
Climate Change and Human Health: Impacts, Vulnerability, and Public Health
Human health is directly affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, and heat; it is also indirectly...
Oct 07, 2014 | Chris Mills
The Medical Reserve Corps Helps Local Health Departments Fill a Critical Need
On this National Day of Service and Remembrance, NACCHO recognizes the important work of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), a national...
Sep 11, 2014 | Guest Author
Protecting Health Behind the Scenes During the Papal VisitThis post originally ran on the ASPR Blog. For more information from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response visit http://www.phe.gov/ASPRBlog/Pages/default.aspx. By Grace Middleton, Communications Coordinator, Medical Reserve Corps Program (MRC), Office of Emergency Management (OEM), HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response When the Pope... Nov 06, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
NACCHO Interviews a Local Health Department Disease Intervention Specialist to Celebrate DIS Recognition DayOctober 2, 2015 is National Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Recognition Day, a day that is celebrated annually on the first Friday in October to recognize this critical part of the public health workforce. The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) led the development of DIS Recognition Day four years ago to celebrate and honor the often […] Oct 02, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
NACCHO Annual 2015 Preview: Wellness Coalition Partners with Pediatric Care Providers to Increase Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors among ChildrenBy Lindsay Tiffany, Communications Specialist, NACCHO The following post is part of a series of interviews with local health department (LHD) staff who will present at the 2015 NACCHO Annual conference. This post offers a preview of the session “Pediatrician Perception of the LiveWell Greenville “At the Doctor” Toolkit in Improving Patient Communication Regarding Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors,”... Jun 30, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
How Local Health Departments Utilize PHEP Funding When Preparing For and Responding to a Public Health EmergencySince 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) grant has provided support to public health departments across the nation, allowing them to build and strengthen their ability to respond to public health threats. At the local level, this investment has enabled local health departments (LHDs) and their partners […] Jun 24, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
Working with Local Health Departments to Support PrEP for HIV PreventionBy Gretchen Weiss, MPH, Senior Program Analyst and Alyssa Kitlas, Program Analyst Yesterday was World AIDS Day, a day to remember those who have lost their lives to HIV and AIDS; recognize the challenges that remain in ending the epidemic and improving the lives of those living with HIV; celebrate the progress we have made in curbing […] Dec 02, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Community Food Security: The Baltimore City ModelCentral to the holiday of Thanksgiving is the celebration of food. The holiday’s focus on food reminds us of its absence and draws our attention to the very real epidemic of hunger in the United States and in the Tribal Nations. 49 million Americans were living in food-insecure households as of 2012 [1]. Rates of food […] Nov 25, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Medical Surge: Promising Practices Using Immediate Bed Availability in Rural CommunitiesNatural disasters, pandemics, and terrorist attacks have the potential to impact hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of individuals within a community. During such events, those impacted can become ill or injured causing the healthcare system within the community to experience a “surge” of patients. To address the challenge of medical surge, local health […] Nov 20, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon |
Climate Change and Human Health: Impacts, Vulnerability, and Public HealthHuman health is directly affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, and heat; it is also indirectly affected through increased transmission and geographic expansion of diseases spread by insects, compromised air, water, and food quality. For example, bacterial counts in the water surrounding coastal communities tend to spike dramatically following heavy rainfall. Not... Oct 07, 2014 | Chris Mills |
The Medical Reserve Corps Helps Local Health Departments Fill a Critical NeedOn this National Day of Service and Remembrance, NACCHO recognizes the important work of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), a national network of volunteers trained to respond to disasters and emergencies and support the health of their communities. The need for the MRC became apparent after 9/11 when thousands of medical and public health professionals, […] Sep 11, 2014 | Guest Author |
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